Ironing-board.



C. 0. BROWN.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLlCATION FILED luuizz. 1915.

1,153,758. Pamnted Sept. 14, 1915.

36 J" v J WITNESSES: IN VEIV TOR Q'EIS BROWN, F MINOT, NORTH DAKWEA BORING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

application filed June 22, 1915. Serial Ito. 35,581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES 0. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Minot, in the county of Ward and State of North Dakota, have invented a new-and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in ironing-boards, and the invention has for its object to provide a board of the character specified, especially adapted for use in ironing pillow slips, shirts, skirts, trousers, and the like, or in any other case where it is desirable' to have access to the top and bottom of the board, wherein a supporting leg is provided and an ironing board so arranged that they may be clamped on to the edge or" a table top with the other end of the leg resting on the floor or the like, and with the board in horizontal position, and with practically the entire length of the board accessible, and wherein the board and the leg are provided with interlock ng means for supporting the board in adjusted position, and wherein an auxiliary board is provided having means for permitting the board to be detachably connected with the leg above the first-named board.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side view of the improvement in use, Fig. 2 is an. enlarged partial side view of the board and its support with parts in sections, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hoard looking from below, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the upper portion or: the supporting leg, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the board looking from above.

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with a table, comprising a top 1, supporting legs 2, and a frame 3 for connectingthe top to the legs, and the improvement comprises a pair 0 boards or plates 4 and 5, and a supporting leg 6. The board 4 is of suitable length, and rounded at one end as indicated at 7, and the other end is provided with a longitudinally extending slot or recess 8, the said end being cut square across perpendicular to the long axis of the board. A pawl 9 is pivoted to the face of the board near the slotted end, the said pawl having a bearing 10 at its upper end which engages the body 11 of a clip, the said clip having flattened ends 12, which are secured to the under face of the board 4, by means of screws 13 or the like. This pawl 9 coiiperates with a ratchet bar 14, secured to the upper edge of the leg 6 bymeans'of screws 15, or the like. passing through the ends of the bar.

the pawl is beveled to cooperate with the teeth. The slot 8 of the plate 4 is adapted to rece1ve the upper end of the leg or stand ard 6, and it will be noticed that the inner end of the said slot is beveled as shown at 16 t o permit the table or plate 4 to take an 1ncl1ned position with respect to the leg or standard with the inner end of the slot acuttmg the upper edge of the leg throughout the depth of the said end. The upper edge of the leg is recessed longitudinally near its upper end as indicated at 17, and a plate 18 1s secured to the leg at the recess and over the recess, by means of screws 19 or the like, WhlCh pass through the ends of the plate beyond the ends of the recess. The plate 18 is provided with a longitudinally extending series of openings 20, the said openings be mg designed for engagement by an angular lug 21, on a plate 22, which is slidably mounted on the under face of the board 4. The plate 22 has a longitudinal extending slot 23, and a pair of oppositely extendin, lateral extensions 24 between the lug and the adjacent end of the slot. The plate is mounted to slide on the under face of the board 4, toward and from the slot, the plate being mounted in a bearing plate 25., which is secured to the under face of the board transversely of the inner end of the slot by means of screws 26 or the like. The central portion of the plate is odset downwardly or grooved to form a passage between the board 4 and the plate, and the plate 22 slides in this groove or passage. A set screw 27 is passed through the slot of the plate and through a registering opening in the bearing plate v25 at the passage or groove, and a nut 28 engages the set screw below the bearin plate. The extension 24 abuts the under ace of the board 4 to limit the rocking movement of the plate with respect to the board and to limit the movement of the plate away from the slot.

The leg or standard 6 has two notches 29 on its under edge and near its top, and it will be noticed that the said leg gradually de creases in width from the upper end to the lower end. These notches 29 are adapted to engage the table top 1 with the horizontal wall of the notch restin on the, u per face of the table and with t e vertica wall of Patented Sept 1d, 1215.

The teeth otthe bar face upward and the lower end of the end of the boardwill engage beneath the table top, that is, the said end will ex- I tend beyond the lower edge of the leg as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The walls of the slot 29 are so arranged that when the upper wall of a slot rests upon the top of the table and the side wall rests against the table top edge, the leg will incline outwardly and downwardly away from the table, and,

the lower end of the leg is beveled as shown at 30 in Fig. 1, in such manner that when the leg is arranged as above specified, the 1owerendof the leg will fit the floor or other supporting surface of the table. The leg is clamped to the table top 1 by means of a bolt 31, which is passed through the upper end of the leg in such manner that when the leg is in the inclined position above mentioned the bolt will be vertical. The bolt is provided with a head 32 above the upper endof the leg, and the bolt is extended upwardly beyond the head as shown at 31 The head engages the upper end of the leg to limit the downward movement of the bolt, and the extension 31 is adapted to engage an opening 33 in the board or plate 5. The lower end of the bolt is passed through the slot 8, and a plate 34 is arranged on the bolt below the board or plate 4, the said plate having a central opening through which the bolt extends. A win nut 35 is threaded onto the 'bolt below t e plate, and it will be evident that when the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the plate 34 is turned transversely of the slot 8 on the under side of the board or plate 4, and the wing nut tightened the leg and the board 4 will be clamped to the table top.

A hook 36 is secured to the rear edge of the leg at the top thereof abovethe uppermost notch 29, and the said edge is 'beveled at this point parallel with the opening for the bolt 31; The hook extends rearwardly and it is adapted to engage a U- shaped clip 37, secured to the under face of the board or plate 5 at the end adjacent to the opening 33. The opposite end" of the board or. plate 5 is rounded as shown at 38, and the opening 33 is so arranged with respect to the clip 37 that when the clip is in engagement with the hook 36 the extension 31 of the bolt will enter the opening 33 of the plate.

In use, the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the legs having the upper notch 29 engaging the edge of the table top. The plate 4 has the slotted end extending beneath the table top with the leg in the slot, and with the pawl 9 in engagement with the teeth of the rack bar 14.

The plate 22 is adjusted until the lug 21 I, enga' es an o m'ng 20 of the late 18, after whic the p ate 22 is clampe in place by means of the wing nut 38. may be placed in positionby engaging the clip 37 with the hook 36, and then engaging the extension 31 of the bolt with the opening 33. The lowermost notch 29 permits the proper position of the plate 34. It 1s not necessary to remove an of the parts in order to remove the attac ent from the table. The outer end of the plate 4 when lifted with aslight loosening of the 'wing nut 35 will permit the disengagement of the entire mechanism from the table top, or if it is desired to take the attachment topieces the plate 5 is first removed by swinging the free end upward until the extension 31 of the bolt is disengaged from the opening or recess 33, after which the clip 37 may be disengaged from the book 36. The nut 35 The plate 5 v is now loosened and the free endof the clip 4 is swung upward to disengage the lug 21 from the openings of the plate 18, after which the plate 4 may be moved directly outward away from the leg. The leg is then moved away from the table.

. The improved board'is composed of three separable elements, namely, the leg and the two boards 4 and 5. The adjustment be tween the pawl 9 and the ratchetbar 14 and between the plate 22 and the plate 18 is to permit the attachment to be adjusted to tables of diiferent height and to table tops of different thickness. 1

It is obvious that the higher the table the less inclination to the leg. It willbe evident that the greater the inclination of the leg the nearer the free end of the said leg to the free end of the plate 4. In adjusting for a low table the pawl 9 will engage the teeth near the lower end of the ratchet bar,

and the. lug 21 will engage the openings near the lower end of the p ate. I

The attachment is simple, easily attached or removed, inexpensive and not liable to get out of order. The plates or boards 4 and 5 are shaped to enter a trouser leg for instance, or the arm of a garment and they may be of any desired length, width and thickness. The greater portionof the plate 5 is accessible both as to the upper and lower surfaces from the free end, and the same applies to the board 4. I

I claiin:

1. An ironing board, comprising a leg adapted to engage a support at its upper end and to standin inclined position, the leg having a notch in its lower edge and near its upper end for receiving an edge of the support, a board having at one end a longitudinally extending slot for receiving the leg, and. of a depth to permit the adjacent end of the board to extend beyond the lower edge of the leg to engage beneath the sup:-

port, means for clamping the support between the notch and the upper face of the board, a pawl arm pivoted to the under face of the board near the inner end of the notch and depending from the board, said leg having teeth on its upper edge for engagement bl the pawl arm, a detachable and adjusta le connection between the board and the leg at the lower face of the board and the upper edge of the leg, said connection comprising a plate secured to the upper edge of the leg and having a lon 'tudinal series of openings, and a catch ad ustably connected with the under surface of the board, and movable toward and from the leg for engaging one of the openings.

2. An ironing board, comprising a leg adapted to engage a support at its upper end and to stand in inclined position, the leg having a notch in its lower edge and near its upper end for receiving an edge of the support, a board having at one end a longitudinally extending slot for receiving the leg, and of a depth to permit the adjacent end of the board to extend beyond the lower edge of the leg to engage beneath the sup port, means for clamping the support between the notch and the upper face of the board, a pawl arm pivoted to the under face of the board near the inner end of the notch and depending from the board, said leg having teeth on its upper edge for engagement by the pawl arm, and a detachable and adjustable connection between the board and the leg at'the lower face of the board and the upper edge of the leg.

3. An ironing board, comprising a leg adapted to be arranged in inclined position with its upperv end resting on a fixed support, a board having a'longitudinally extending slot in one end for receiving the legand adapted to extend beneath the support upon which the leg rests, and a connection between the board and the le s, said connection comprising a catch ad uStably connected with the under surface of the board and movable toward and from the leg, the leg having openings for engagement by the catch.

CHARLES OTIS BROWN. 

